Potty Training

Am I really ready for this again?!?! Today after church Jett came out of my bathroom with his diaper off and telling me he was ready to go potty in the toilet. Where did that come from I thought but I was willing to go with it. It happened to be nap time so I made a deal that we would get out the underwear and little potty once he got up. Well first thing he reminded me so off to the garage we went in search of those things. He was excited. We put on the Thomas underwears (as he calls them) and were sitting on the potty. I was surprised because he went not just once but at least ten times that night. He knew what to do and was doing it so we'll see where it takes us! Wish me luck!

Summer Sports

This summer we were busy with t-ball for Halle and flag football for Austin. When soccer was over Halle asked me if I had signed her up for t-ball. Of course I had not so I looked around to see if she could still get in. Thank goodness I found the rec league and convinced Ellie (her bestest friend ever) to play with her. They both had a blast and loved playing. We were also impressed that they did pretty good and really enjoyed it.
Austin loved his flag football but that is a big surprise to us, NOT! and Jett of course was the best sport and cheerleader for both of them.

A boat owners worst nightmare

Well my fear of owning a boat is that one day we would get stranded out on the water. Who knew - it would come true in the first month of boat ownership. It was a beautiful day and we were enjoying the glass water when our boat started going putt-putt. It was like the engine was not getting gas so we called Jonathan to see what we could do to fix it but had no luck. Thank goodness for Barries and their great service that my nightmare wasn't as bad as I thought it could be. Jonathan was on the lake and able to pull us in right away.

Getting Towed

Courtney teaching us all how to do a 360 on the kneeboard. She was awesome. After about 5 attempts she got it and stayed up!

What would a vacation with my brother be without a little Cederholm hiney!

Wakeboarding 101

So the last day that Heath was here we ventured out to try out a wakeboard. The store let us demo one to see if we wanted to purchase one. They sure are smart because most times it is a no brainer that once tried people will purchase. We all tried and all got out of the water. The men did a good job but I did a number. I face planted it HARD! Best 101 lesson in when to drop the rope and let go! I do not think that I will ever do that again. Of course they did not get a picture of me up but it really did happen!

A weekend with Cristie and Heath

A weekend with Aunt Cristie and Uncle Heath out on the water. Cristie brought Heath up to visit and spend time with Padre. The perk for them was that their brother (Lowell) had bought a boat and so we went out to play. We spent Friday and Saturday on the lake playing in the water. Then Saturday we celebrated Cristie's birthday. The kids wanted to decorate the house and make sure she had presents to open. They decided we would decorate for a Luau and eat tuna steaks, grilled zuchini and pineapple. We also made homemade ice cream or should we say attempted to make it. I would call it whip cream rather than ice cream. At least we still had a birthday cake to eat.

Part of the Gang

Do you think that Padre is ready to get in the water?!?!?

Jett and his Cristie.

Yes, I actually get to drive the boat. (haha) Lowell turns over the right once in a while.

Austin out on the kneeboard. He loves it! In fact, sometimes we try to tip him so that we can get him off or else he would ride forever. If only I were that young again.

4th of July

Who would ever think that you would not be able to be outside for a BBQ on the fourth of July. Well with this rain and weather we have had this summer anything is possible. Thank goodness we were able to finish our dinner before the storm hit. We had hail, rain and more rain. The gutters and streets were overflowing with water. A friend has a weather center and send that in an hour storm we received two inches of water. I do not know if my flowers will recover from all the hail damage. Only time will tell. At least it stopped before the firework show. Happy 4th!

Round Two

We are off to the mall for round two of ear piercing for Halle. While boating Halle lost one of her new earrings out in the lake somewhere. I found the back in the boat and that is when I noticed it missing. We called Claires and they said to get an earring in it right away - well I tried but couldn't get it through the back of her ear. I couldn't believe that they would close up so fast but the lady said it could close in a half hour when they are that new. Halle took getting it pierced again because she would not hear of not having earrings now but the best is that they did it all for free again !!

A day on the water

I guess you can say that it is official. Daddy got his wish and has a BOAT! So we took it out on the water for the first time yesterday. We loved it. The kids loved playing in the water and being pulled on the tube. They learned a few new things like life jackets really do work and that you can pee in the water because there are no restrooms close by.


Daddy wake surfed again and loved every minute of it.


Jett took the co-captains chair and took a little snooze. Thank goodness for that so he could enjoy the rest of the day.


Who knew it could be so fun but we look forward to many new memories and fun times on the boat.